Tag: Key West

Local spots are my favorites and I try my best to support them wherever I am. The kind of places that are full of an owner’s pride and if you had to recreate them somewhere else, you couldn’t. Something about local shops drive local economies, but also important to me — local pride drives the …

Class 001 at Beached finned and ran and paddled all over Key West. Necessary to a surreptitious presence included a link up at the friendly Dive School and classes on maritime-based fieldcraft, Robinson Crusoe survival skills, and mission execution. All taught by Special Operations combat divers. The scenario’s conclusion was mission success as teams successfully …

Dive School is known to be one of the most challenging in all of Special Operations, which means the guys who pass are typically the work harder / play hardest type. And always characters, even by Green Beret standards. The question I’ve heard most often is why Dive School is necessary since wars are mostly …

When in Key West, you’re either in the water or you have a drink in hand. Or both. So doing the Beached recon has made our livers stronger than I ever thought possible, and I owe this beautiful place our gratitude for showing me what I’m made of. And Beached will do that for all …

Cubans who brave the 90 miles to set a dry foot down in America risk a lot. A hijacked plane and rickshaw boats abandoned in Key West serve as proof — for me, though, they were also reminders to be thankful that I didn’t have to attempt such a journey to get here.